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hack89

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7. California Code 53701 GC State Preemption of Firearm Regulations

Reply to Sheepshank (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 01:44 PM

Jan 2013

GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION

State Preemption of Firearm Regulation

53071. It is the intention of the Legislature to occupy the whole field of regulation of the registration or licensing of commercially manufactured firearms as encompassed by the provisions of the Penal Code, and such provisions shall be exclusive of all local regulations, relating to registration or licensing of commercially manufactured firearms, by any political subdivision as defined in Section 1721 of the Labor Code.

http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/dwcl/53701.php

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NRA Warns San Jose Against Stricter Gun Laws [View all] jpak Jan 2013 OP

Yeah. What you said. tblue Jan 2013 #1

California has state preemption for gun laws ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #2

Like many states, nick of time Jan 2013 #3

When did this gun club decide it could attempt a legal pre-emption of local laws? Sheepshank Jan 2013 #4

The law says San Jose cannot preempt state law hack89 Jan 2013 #5

Cities can and often provide more strict laws than Fed and State Sheepshank Jan 2013 #6

California Code 53701 GC State Preemption of Firearm Regulations hack89 Jan 2013 #7

But what is San Jose proposing? Sheepshank Jan 2013 #8

Here is the proposed ordinance hack89 Jan 2013 #10

If a state has a pre-emption law concerning firearms, nick of time Jan 2013 #9

This is not Florida...and I haven't even seen what the SJ proposal entails...have you? Sheepshank Jan 2013 #11

You're not understanding here nick of time Jan 2013 #12

.....whatever...we shall see n/t Sheepshank Jan 2013 #13

Yes we shall. nick of time Jan 2013 #14